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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers spend all day with 20+ children crammed into a room. There is absolutely nothing more draining than that. I understand it is a very different type of energy utilization but it will be a huge relief compared to what they are used to in terms of energy requirements- if they didn’t burnout in the classroom, they won’t during DL...
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No. In over twenty years of teaching in a number of significantly different districts, countries and SES student groups, nothing was as draining as teaching on line last spring. Every nerve in your body is tense with an effort to connect with the classes. Hours and hours of preparation were essential because the things that we know work in a classroom don’t necessarily work on line. I’m thinking the reason teachers are just waking up to the fear of teaching face to face covid-ridden classes is because after the spring everyone who taught ( I don’t mean those in districts who were limited to Not introducing new material or grading) were too fried to even think about the next year. We really hoped things would be improved and we could safely return to classes. Now , we’re being told to plan for four different scenarios, and it’s hard to even determine a route. Even half time synchronous teaching is living hell. And, frankly, my students were great; they made an obvious effort to make things work. Even kids who talked over each other in class tried to listen to each other on line. There is no good solution right now, and pouring boiling oil on teachers is hardly encouraging.[/quote]

OP here.  I'm concerned that teachers are going to quit or take LOA if the entire school year is going to be virtual.  I work one virtual conference per month and it is extremely exhausting, not to mention all of the planning and preparation that goes into preparing virtual conferences and exhibits.  And I'm working with ADULTS!  I can only imagine how difficult and mentally draining this will be for teachers, especially for those in the younger grades.  [/quote]

I'm confused. Teachers were adamant that they needed DL, now they have DL but they can't do DL, that's too hard. [/quote]
Nope. That is not what it says. Point is, no teacher would choose DL for an elementary school class as a first, second, or third choice. Given the choice of DL or being stuck for hours in a room with a bunch of asymptomatic vectors who, by virtue of being normal young humans, will not be able to follow safety protocols adults are expecting of them, the choice becomes DL or find other work.  While hoping this pandemic is eventually managed, DL becomes [b]the imperfect short term solution[/b][b] for those intending to remain teachers. The animosity toward teachers, who did not create this virus, is disheartening.[/quote]

A year or two is not short term.
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